#4E546C#4E546C

#4E546C is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.040 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E546C
RGB	rgb(78, 84, 108)
HSL	hsl(228, 16%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(228, 28%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 22.2%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.07, 3.63, -14.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.07, 15.00, 283.99°)
OKLab	oklab(45.01% 0.0026 -0.04)
OKLCH	oklch(45.01% 0.04 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.0183, 9.0428, 15.4547)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E546C #6C664E

analogous

#4E636C #4E546C #574E6C

triadic

#4E546C #6C4E54 #546C4E

tetradic

#4E546C #6C4E63 #6C664E #4E6C57

square

#4E546C #6C4E63 #6C664E #4E6C57

split-complementary

#4E546C #6C574E #636C4E

monochromatic

#1B1D25 #343848 #4E546C #687090 #8A90AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#4E546C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#4E546C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E546C

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E546C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E546C	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D566D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B546B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46585C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e546c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 84, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.040 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#808496',
    500: '#4e546c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e546c;
$custom-light: #808496;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e546c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 16.129,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45013,
    "c": 0.04009,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E546C

secondary

#98937E

accent

#AA6FB9

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0A0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E546C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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